Was Jesus a God or a man?

[Tonus]

Oh no, not at all, I didn't mean to communicate that. Just that Jesus WAS Human, therefore I can appropriately subject him to human standards. But God is not human, he is a far from human, and human standards and thought wouldn't be applicable without the aspects of being a human being.

Depending on your beliefs, Jesus was just a human shell inhabited by the spirit of god or a god-like being. In which case you are basing your judgment on his outward appearance and not the kind of person he was.

I can understand the "might makes right" argument when applied to a being of incalculable power, someone we cannot bring to justice and who therefore gets to make and break the rules. But that's a far cry from giving in and claiming that he is perfect, or good, or just, or loving. Those words mean something, and if we apply them to someone who acts contrary to them we strip them of that meaning.

Nor do I see why such a being would ever mask his true nature or hide relevant or important knowledge or information from those who can do nothing to hinder him in any way. There is no reason for god to be mysterious, or to have some "higher" plane of understanding that eludes us, under which his actions are loving or just or good. In our day to day lives we abhor deception, especially deception designed to get us to trust someone whose motives are unclear or counter-productive. Why excuse god when he does it on such a massive scale?